Where does “mistrustfulness” come from?
mistrustfulness (English) comes from English mistrustful, from English mistrust, from English mis-, from Middle English mys-, from Old English mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
mistrustfulness (English): Quality of being mistrustful
Definitions
- Quality of being mistrustful
Ancestry of “mistrustfulness”, step by step
mistrustfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mistrustful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mistrustful | Having mistrust, lacking trust; Expressing or... |
| 2 | English | mistrust | Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust;... |
| 3 | English | mis- | bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;... |
| 4 | Middle English | mys- | mis- badly, wrongly |
| 5 | Old English | mis- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly; lack or failure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |